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At the Senate hearing on the Internet of Things earlier this month, innovation wasn’t just a hand-me-down buzzword from the Valley. It was an ideology. Sen. Cory Booker spoke of the nascent industry of connected devices as an evangelical preaches miracles. Concerns over destructive malware, colossal data breaches, and the...

In the final months of 2014, wearable technology sparked significant media and consumer attention – not least thanks to the announcement of the Apple Watch. But as wearables move from the margins into the mainstream, it’s time to consider the next wave of interactive technology. Smartwatches shift existing technology to a new location – from…

One simple seeming one is better, stronger teeth/crowns than our originals and has been in operation for at least a few years now. This can help simply with day to day stuff all the way up to realigning the jaw in a way that can stop certain precursors to chronic pain, headaches etc. If it was cheap enough or covered by insurance this would probably be my first "cosmetic" surgery. I see a whole host of other applications with it as well, from embedding sensors into the teeth for biomedical tracking to hot swappable teeth you use for different scenarios both functional and cosmetic..﻿

Many optimists believe that technology can transform society, whether it’s the internet or the latest phone. But as Tom Chatfield argues in his final column for BBC Future, the truth about our relationship with technology is far more interesting.

Three-dimensional printing has been used to make everything from pizza to prostheses, and now researchers are working on using the emerging technology to fabricate hearts, kidneys, and other vital human organs.
That would be very big news, as the...